Toy game.



J. M. & E. R. CONNOR & C. W. VOELPEL.

TOY GAMB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915. v

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH M. CONNOR, OF NEW YORK, AND ELMER R. CONNOR AND CHARLES W. VOELlEL,

0F PORT RICHMOND, NEW YORK.

TOY GAME.

lspecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16 1915.

Application filed J' une 19, 1914. Serial No. 845,997.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that we, JOSEPH M. CONNOR, a resident of New York city, county and State of New York, and ELMER R. CONNOR and CHARLES W. VOELPEL, residents of Port Richmond, countyrof Richmond, State of New York, and citizens of the United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Games, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improvement in toy-games, the object being to provide a game consisting of a plurality of automatically operated figures one of which is arranged to pick up and cast a ball at the other ligure, the head of which is located in line with an opening in a screen which is located between the figures.

The object of the game is to cause one ligure to cast the ball in such a manner as to cause the ball to go through the opening in the screen and strike the figure located in line therewith. The ball will not go through the opening unless the cast is properly made, therein lies the entertainment afforded by the game.

We will now proceed to describe our invention in detail, the novel features of which will be pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof wherein- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of our improved game, the section being taken on a line 1 1 in Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view the section being taken on a line 3 3 in Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the ball casting figure, the casting arm only being indicated; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view the section being taken on a line 5 5 in Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the ball retain ing device carried by the casting arm; Fig. 7 is a sectional view thereof, the section being taken on a line 7 7 in Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a similar view. the section being taken on a line 8 8 in Fig. 6.

The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of our invention in a simple form and we do not wish to be limited to the particular means herein illustrated to accomplish the desired result.

As herein illustrated, our invention con sists of a suitable casing 1 provided with a plurality of figures 2 and 3, one of which, the figure indicated by 2, is arranged to cast a ball 4; the other, the figure indicated by 3, being arranged in line with the figure 2 but behind a screen 5 and in alinement with an opening 6 therein.

To pick up the ball 4 and cast the same the figure 2 of a man is provided with an arm 7 carried by a rock-shaft 8 on the figure 2 (see Fig. 4.) The rock-shaft 8 carries a lever 9 to one end of which is attached the upper end of a link 10, the other arm having secured thereto a spring l1. The link 11 passes through the top 12 of the casing l'and is bent outwardly to form a catch 13 adapted to be engaged by a pin 14 on a disk 15 carried by a shaft 16 which in turn is rotated by a motor 17. The shaft 16 also carries an arm 18 (Figs. 1 and 3) adapted to strike a wedge 19, the wedge being carried by a hanger 2O secured to the figure 3. The said iigure 3 being secured to the rock shaft 21 pivotally mounted on the casing 1.

A further feature of the invention consists of the clutching device 22, carried by the arm 7, which picks up the ball 4 from the recess 23 at the end 24 of an inclined runwav 25 having guard-rails 26.

The ball clutching device consists of a plate 27 provided with resilient lingers 28 adapted to grip and retain the ball 4. To free the ball from the fingers at about the time that the arm 7 moves forward to cast the ball, we provide the clutch 22 with an ejector consisting of a lever 29 pivoted intermediate its ends, as at 30, tothe plate 27. The lever 29 consists of the arms or mem-v bers 29a and 29", the arm or member 29" passing through an opening 31 in the plate 27 for the purpose of freeing the ball 4 from the clutch.

To assist the ejector', or rather to operate the same, we provide a staff 32 and locate same adjacent the ligure 2.

Supposing the ball to have been picked up by the clutch 22. When the rotation of the disk causes the pin 14 thereon to strike the catch 13 on the ling 10, the said link will commence to move down thereby raising the arm 7 and placing the spring l1 under tension; the arm 7 will continue to rise until the pin 14 reaches the dotted line position 1,4SL Fig. 5. Just before the pin reaches said position, and the arm 7 ready to finish the upward stroke, the back 33 of the arm 29, of the. ejector,.will strike. the stai' 32, thereby rocking the arm *29h of'theejector away from the ball 4. When the arm 7 reaches its highest upward position the arm 29 willbe located behind the staff 32 as shown in Fig. l. As soon as pin 14a clears the catch 13, at which time the arm 7 will be positioned as shown in Fig. 1, the springy 11 willv react and pull the arm 7 ahead. When the arm 29a, of the ejector, strikes the staff, the other arm 29b will' be moved into. the clutch and push the ball il out, which action in combination with the movement of the arm 7 willv cast the ball toward the screen 5 with considerable force. When the ball leaves the arm it may or may not enter the opening 6 in the screen. lf the ball enters the opening 6, it will strike the head' of the ligure 3 scoring a point. If. the ball strikes the screen, it will fall into the run-way 25 and rollI into the recess 23. lVhen the arm is lowered, as shown by dotted' lines in Fig. il, the clutch will pass over a previously cast ball in the pocket or recess 23, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, and grip the same. Whenv thev arm 7 again rises, the ball just cast, will'roll into the pocket 23. If the ball strikes the figure 2 it will rebound and fall onto the run-way 25. 'During the times that the pin 14, on the disk 15 is pulling the arm 7' upwardly, the arm 18 on the shaft 16 will be riding along the surface 34 of the wedge 19, thereby causing the figure 2 to rock ahead, to position the head thereof in the opening 6. Should the ball strike the head of the ligure the said figure would be moved to the vertical position by the force imparted to the ball. The action of pulling the. arm 7 upwardly, and swinging the figure 3 ahead, to the dotted line position, will be performed simultaneously.

Having now described our invention what we claim and' desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A game consisting of a plurality of figures in alinement, one of said figures beingl provided with a movable arm, means to actuatesaid arm, means carried' by said arm adapted to clutch a ball, and means to con- Copes of this patent may be obtained for figures, one of said figuresbeing provided with a movable arm, the other of said figures being `'pivoted and adapted for movement towardy the ligure first named, means to move saidl arm, means to move the second ligure toward the first ligure while the arm thereof is rising, a clutch to grasp a ball,

Vcarried by said arm, and means to release the ball from said clutch when said arm moves forwardl 4t. In combination with a figure having a movable arm, means to actuate said arm, a clutch carried by said arm adapted to gripfa ball, and an ejecting device adapted to-force said ball out of said clutch at a predetermined point during the movement of said arm.

5. A game consisting of Va plurality of figures, and a screen provided with anV opening located between said figures, a movable arm carried bythe figure first named, the figure last named' being adapted for movement toward the opening in said screen and in alinement therewith, a clutch carried by said movable arm adapted to grip a ball, an ejector carried by said clutch adapted to force said ball out of'saidv clutchat a predetermined point during the movement of said arm, and means to act'uate said arm andthe figure last named.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 16th day of June 1914. ,Y A

JOSEPH M. CONNOR. ELMER' R. CONNOR. CHARLES W. VOELPEL. WVitnesses:

SAMUEL D. SEWELL, HARRY SnwnLL.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of lateuits,V

Washington, 1D. C 

